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Getting Smart Podcast with Diane Tavenner, Future.me

Leadership

Diane Tavenner on Futre

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 7, 2026

Explore how Futre empowers students to discover career pathways, blending exploration, dignity, and work-based learning opportunities.

Students raising hands in a diverse high school classroom facing a presentation screen

Ed Policy

Stop Ignoring the Leaders Who Can Transform High Schools

Guest Author

Dec 16, 2025

Empowering principals to lead high school redesign ensures postsecondary readiness, better student outcomes, and alignment with future pathways.

Getting Smart Podcast with Dr. Kenny Rodrequez, Grandview School District

New Pathways

Dr. Kenny Rodrequez on Embracing Real World Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 12, 2025

Discover how Kenny Rodrequez is transforming education in Grandview School District with personalized learning pathways.

A Message from Our Team This past year has been one of growth, learning, and partnership. Together with partners from across the country, we’ve continued to imagine and design the future of learning for all students. Two publications stand out in 2025. First, we released the Public…

Diverse high school students collaborating on a STEM project with tablets, electronic components, and a structural model.

Personalized Learning

Education’s Netflix Moment: A “Yes, And” Approach for Assessment System Innovation

Eric Tucker, Edward Metz

Dec 3, 2025

Understanding the new era of assessment requires balancing traditional methods with innovative, adaptive strategies for growth.

Equity & Access

Foresight Fellows on a Path to Equity and Access

Mason Pashia

Nov 26, 2025

Exploring youth voice and agency in education with UNICEF Foresight Fellows. Discussing futures of learning, student inclusion, and global perspectives.

Pam Moran, Ira Socol, and Liz Calvert featured on the Getting Smart Podcast graphic with circular portraits.

Leadership

Pam Moran, Liz Calvert, and Ira Socol on Real Learning, Real Accomplishment

Rebecca Midles

Nov 12, 2025

Exploring real learning and accomplishment through systemic change, mastery learning, and empowering educators and students for meaningful outcomes.

Three students collaborating on a wind turbine model with holographic AR overlays showing 21st-century skills assessment data

EdTech

Advancing Artificial Intelligence, Measurement and Assessment System Innovation: A National Mission to Secure the Future of Learning and Work

Eric Tucker

Nov 12, 2025

Explore how The Study Group is transforming education through AI-powered measurement and assessment initiatives for better learning.

Tessa Forshaw and Rich Braden, guests on the Getting Smart Podcast, smiling in circular portrait photos on a blue background.

Learning Design

Tessa Forshaw and Rich Braden on Innovation, Mindsets, and AI as Co-Creators

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 7, 2025

Shownotes Transcript Guest Bio Shorts Content Links Youtube Channel…

Strategic Direction workshop at Michigan ISD-Saginaw summit.

Leadership

How Can We Build Strategic Learning Organizations? The Power of ‘When’

Nate McClennen, Rebecca Midles

Nov 6, 2025

Learn how to become a strategic learning organization and align your educational initiatives for better outcomes.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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